NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 10647. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES. Section 12407 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3706) is amended— (1) by striking “ocean acidification” each place it appears and inserting “ocean acidification and coastal acidification”; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “its impacts” and inserting “their respective impacts”; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking “and its impacts” and inserting “and their respective impacts”; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address socioeconomic effects of ocean acidification and coastal acidification.” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Requirement.—Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation under this subtitle that collect data described under section 12406(d) shall— “(1) collect data in accordance with the standards, protocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 12406(d); and “(2) submit such data to the Director and the Secretary after publication, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Director or the Secretary.” .